Enable a backup schedule for the Salt Master node using Backupninja¶

This section describes how to create a backup schedule for the Salt Master node using the Backupninja utility. By default, Backupninja runs daily at 1:00 AM.

To create a backup schedule for the Salt Master node using Backupninja:

1. Log in to the Salt Master node.

2. In cluster/infra/config/init.yml, verify that the following classes and parameters are present:

   classes:
   - system.backupninja.client.single
   - system.openssh.client.root
   parameters:
     _param:
       backupninja_backup_host: <IP>
     salt:
       master:
         backup: true
       minion:
         backup: true
   

   Note

   The backupninja_backup_host parameter is the IP address of the server where Backupninja runs. For example, the kvm03 node. To obtain this IP address or the host name, run salt -C 'I@backupninja:server' grains.item fqdn_ip4 or salt -C 'I@backupninja:server' grains.item fqdn respectively.

3. In cluster/infra/backup/server.yml, verify that the following class is present:

   classes:
   - system.backupninja.server.single
   

4. Optionally, override the default configuration of the backup schedule as described in Configure a backup schedule for the Salt Master node.

5. Apply the salt.minion state:

   salt -C 'I@backupninja:server or I@backupninja:client' state.sls salt.minion
   

6. Refresh grains and mine for the backupninja client node:

   salt -C 'I@backupninja:client' state.sls salt.minion.grains
   salt -C 'I@backupninja:client' mine.flush
   salt -C 'I@backupninja:client' mine.update
   

7. Apply the backupninja state to the backupninja client node:

   salt -C 'I@backupninja:client' state.sls backupninja
   

8. Refresh grains for the backupninja server node:

   salt -C 'I@backupninja:server' state.sls salt.minion.grains
   

9. Apply the backupninja state to the backupninja server node:

   salt -C 'I@backupninja:server' state.sls backupninja
   

Once you perform the procedure, two backup configuration scripts should be created. By default, the scripts are stored in the /etc/backup.d/ directory and will run daily at 1:00 AM.